Tinish belgilari yozma nutqni tushunarli qiladi. Ingliz tilida ular o'zbek tilidagidan ba'zi joylarda farq qiladi (masalan, apostrof, vergul qo'yish va bosh harflar), shuning uchun alohida o'rganish kerak.
Nuqta (.) va so'roq/undov belgisi
- Nuqta (full stop) — gap oxirida: I like tea.
- So'roq belgisi (?) — savol gap oxirida: Where do you live? (o'zlashtirma savolda yo'q: I asked where he lives.)
- Undov belgisi (!) — his-tuyg'u, buyruq: Stop! What a beautiful day! Rasmiy yozuvda kam ishlatiladi.
Vergul (,)
- Ro'yxatda: I bought apples, bananas, and oranges. (Britaniyada "and" dan oldin vergul ko'pincha qo'yilmaydi.)
- Kirish so'z yoki iboradan keyin: However, I disagree. In the morning, I go to school.
- Ikki mustaqil gapni bog'lovchi (and, but, so, or) bilan birlashtirganda: I was tired, but I finished my work.
- Ergash gap boshda bo'lsa: If it rains, we'll stay home. (Oxirida bo'lsa vergul yo'q: We'll stay home if it rains.)
- To'g'ri nutqda: She said, "I'm happy."
- Murojaat va qo'shimcha ma'lumotni ajratish: Anna, come here. My brother, who lives in London, is a doctor.